The Central Bureau of Investigation has arrested a Nagpur-based Chartered Accountant and a Joint Commissioner, Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) in an alleged bribery case.
Identifying the arrested persons as Hemant Rajandekar, Chartered Accountant and Mukul Patil, Joint Commissioner, CGST, Nagpur-2, the CBI said on Friday that it had laid a trap and caught the accused while demanding & accepting the negotiated bribe amount of Rs. 4 lakh from the complainant.
Based on a complaint, the CBI registered a case against the chartered Accountant alleging a demand of a bribe of Rs. 4. 5 lakh as motive to induce the Joint Commissioner, CGST, Nagpur-2 and for showing favour in service tax matters.